Hazi Aslanov

Hazi Ahadoglu Aslanov (22 January 1910-24 January 1945) was a Major-General of the Soviet Red Army during World War II.

Biography
Hazi Aslanov was born on 22 January 1910 in Lankaran, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire, and he worked at a brick factory. In 1929, he entered the Leningrad Cavalry School, and he became a captain in February 1939. In 1939, Aslanov fought in the invasion of Poland and in the Winter War, and he was promoted to Major in November 1940. In August 1941, he became a tank battalion commander, and he distinguished himself during the Battle of Stalingrad and in Operation Bagration. On 24 January 1945, he was seriously wounded at Liepaja in Latvia during a reconnaissance mission, and he died of his wounds that same day.